Usyk Enters Zuffa Talks for One Last Fight With Wilder

The outcome could determine who promotes, where and how the Ukrainian stages a single non‑title final bout.

Overview

Usyk's camp reopened direct, high-level discussions with Zuffa Boxing in early July about staging a non-title farewell fight and said no agreements have been signed.
Team director Sergey Lapin has identified Deontay Wilder as Usyk's preferred opponent and Wilder's manager Shelly Finkel said the American would take the fight if the terms were right.
Usyk vacated his WBA 'Super', WBC and IBF heavyweight belts after his May stoppage of Rico Verhoeven, a move that freed him from mandatory defences and prompted sanctioning bodies to reassign those titles.
Key commercial details remain unresolved: promoters must agree on a partner, a venue (the United States is the lead option with Saudi Arabia and a symbolic Ukrainian site discussed), a broadcast platform and a date.
Zuffa Boxing, the Dana White–fronted, Saudi‑backed promoter, is positioning itself to stage major events and this deal could reshape heavyweight promotion and how final-career fights are packaged for TV and pay-per-view.